Roulette which system or strategy would have the highest chance of winning money if used only once?

let's say i wanted to use a roulette system or strategy only once.

if i walk into a casino and bet on a single straight number in european roulette, i would have the lowest chance of winning on the next spin (36/37%).

now what's the opposite of that? in other words, which system or strategy would give me the highest chance of winning money if i used that system or strategy only once? betting on all 37 numbers wouldn't count because even though i would never lose a bet, i would still lose money on each spin since straight numbers pay out 35:1 and i would be betting 37 units.

would betting on 34 numbers be the answer? that would earn me 1 unit if i won and give me a 34/37% chance of winning while still earning money. or is there some system or strategy with a progression that if played once would give me a higher than 34/37% chance of winning and earn me more than 1 unit if i won using it?

 

EC betting is the answer. If you are too much scared of bad luck, betting two dozens or columns together could be the best bet for you.

 

(Single 0 wheel , B & M casino)

VOISINS. ( 17 contiguous pockets )

 

but betting on two dozens or columns would have a lower chance of winning than betting on 34 straight numbers (24/37% vs 34/37%). or are you suggesting some kind of progression involving two dozens or columns that would increase the chance of winning above the 34/37% in my example? remember that i'm asking which system or strategy would have the highest chance of winning money if used only once.

could you please explain what you mean? maybe provide an example?

 

@mightymike ,
if u bet 34 or 35 numbers you have good chance to win 1-2 units at the risk of 34/35. Not a good deal.

Voisins as ND said is a sector of european wheel around number 0 that covers 17 consecutive pockets of roulette. Nice way to try your luck, in one spin.
I talked about 2 dozens/columns as one of the finest way to try your luck in one spin. One can play ECs or two columns/dozens perpetually too with different set of strategies.

P.S.: By the way, if you talk of highest chance to win in one spin is to bet 35 numbers, not 34 and better use single zero roulette.

 

mighty mike ,

albalaha has provided the answer in the above post.

For me as a 0/00 wheel player I would give it a shot betting BLACK and LOW ( 1 -18 ) with equal units on each position .

ND

 

You guys know your stuff. Me, I just bet quadrants.

13/14 23/24 35/36 On the wheel 13/24/36 and 14/23/35 are there consecutive slots, so you have two landing areas covered. Of course you can expand them.

if the wheel has a pattern, and goes into these spaces, I expand them (for example): adding 1 space on either side of the 3 numbers played (13/24/36), would add 1 and the number next to 36, giving me 5 in a row. You can split all the basic numbers and put additional chips on the number you feel is coming in (fav).

Just my way of having fun and if hot, very profitable. With the new columns showing numbers hit, last 10, I pick the table showing the most strikes in my zones.

 

If I was just going to bet 1 bet, 1 time I would play FTL colour by betting 2 columns. So if it was red I would bet columns 1 and 3, Black I would bet columns 1 and 2. Not the best odds but I have played this on a few occasions flat betting and done well (even better with a small progression).

 

If I was just going to play 1 bet I would cover 17 splits only winning 1 unit if it comes in but only loosing 17 units instaed of covering 35 numbers and risking 35 units for a 1 unit win.
Of course covering 35 numbers leaves 2 numbers not covered whereas covering 17 splits leaves 3 numbers uncovered on a European single zero wheel.

 

The only logical answer to this - using the limits in the questions, on a single 0 wheel - would be to cover as many numbers as possible - giving yourself the highest chance of a 1 unit win.
You would need to cover 35 numbers.
(Achieved by 12 units on dozen 1 betting location, 12 units on dozen 2 betting location,
3 units on 25-27 street, 3 units on 28-30 street, 3 units on 31-33 street and finally -
2 units on the 34-35 split betting location)
So you have placed bets on 6 locations and covered 35 numbers giving yourself the best
statistical chance of winning 1 unit.
35:37 chance - which is the best you can get for "only one use"
You would need to bet the table max in order for the 1 unit win to achieve a profit that would
make it worth playing only once and never again.

 

yup, you're right. betting on 35 numbers would get me 35 units back plus the unit on the number i bet on that won, for total earnings of 1 unit.

interesting, so that would cover 34 numbers instead of 35 for the same 1 unit profit, but you would only lose 17 units if one of the 3 uncovered numbers pops up, is that correct? if so, it has a slightly lower chance of winning the same amount, but you risk less than half the chips.

what's the advantage of doing this over just betting individually on 35 numbers?

 

It's easier to place bets on 6 locations than it is to try to put chips on each of 35 numbers on the layout while other people are placing their bets as well, etc. You can make it 5 by putting 6 units on the 25-30 Lane bet (or double street) and not doing the two individual street bets.

 

makes sense! is there a progression you could use to maximize your chances even further if you were to bet during just 1 session (until you won) as opposed to just making 1 bet? actually, let me ask that in a new thread, i don't want to go off-topic here.